Bringing you, your weekly positive Green related articles. Almost the end of Sept, and the trees have not yet started changing color around here. Very strange. 400,000 Plastic Sandals Upcycled Into Colorful Oceanside Sculptures | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INTERVIEW: ECOBroker John Beldock on Green Real Estate | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Walmart to Phase Out Some Toxic Chemicals Used in Cosmetics and Cleaners | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Gap Promises to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals from Clothes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Everything you need to know about regenerative brakes - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend Five affordable and eco friendly ways to gift gifts - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/first-smartphone-produced-ethically-130920.htm news.discovery.com/tech/alternative-power-sources/solar-plane-pioneers-team-up-google-130917.htm Photo of the Day: Flocks of birds in flight during spectacular sunrise : TreeHugger Oil pipeline regulation is broken, admits US top oil pipeline regulator : TreeHugger Organizing Power Helps Community Defeat Controversial Propane Terminal : TreeHugger This field-ready wireless platform is bringing open-source connectivity to the farm : TreeHugger
Part 2 Infographic: Maryland's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bill Sets Goals for a Green Future | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Stylish Buca Boot Bicycle Trunk Keeps Belongings Safe and Secure During Commutes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Life-Saving First Aid Kit Looks Like it was Designed by Apple | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Algae Biofuel Emits at Least 50% Less Carbon than Petroleum Fuels | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Five eco friendly lessons you should teach your children - Promoting Eco Friendly Lifestyle to Save Enviornment - Ecofriend reviews.cnet.com/8301-17889_7-57603731/its-the-end-of-the-light-bulb-as-we-know-it/ reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57603176-48/ridenerd-determines-greenest-car/ Google keeps it green, purchases 240MW of wind power in Texas Photo of the Day: Endangered manatee enjoy a quiet corner of the river : TreeHugger Renewable energy is America's cheapest option, study finds : TreeHugger New York City chefs to talk sustainability at Saturday's greenmarket : TreeHugger Adding calcium to soil can heal forests damaged by acid rain, help increase maple syrup production! : TreeHugger
Part 3 Obama Administration Cracks Down on Power Plant Emissions | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New App Seeks To Reduce Whale/Ship Collisions In San Francisco Bay | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tesla Patents Next-Gen Electric Car Battery that Gets 400 Miles on a Single Charge | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: The Evolution of the Electric Supercar | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building First grid-scale compressed air battery now operational io9.com/listen-to-the-radio-diary-of-a-zucchini-plant-aboard-th-1363179032 gizmodo.com/11-of-the-best-damn-astronomy-photos-youll-see-this-ye-1349711714 gizmodo.com/this-flashlight-bulb-keeps-on-shining-during-a-power-ou-1324275277 What happened to biofuels? Do they have a future? : TreeHugger Crop-raiding elephants can be scared off by tiger growls [Video] : TreeHugger Google buys 240MW of wind power in Texas! : TreeHugger Tesla wants to sell electric cars with "auto-pilot" within 3 years, says Elon Musk : TreeHugger
Part 4 Google Buys Enough Wind Power in Texas to Power 170,000 US Homes | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New BLAZE Bike Light Uses Lasers to Keeps Cyclists Safe at Night | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building The World's First Ethically-Sourced Smartphone Unveiled in London | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Infographic: How Climate Change Will Affect Your Health | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Willem Heeffer's Up-Cycled Washing Machine Drum Lamps are Made with a Clean Conscience | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Urban Putt to Launch Indoor Miniature Golf Course in San Francisco's Mission District [PHOTOS] | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tesla Announces Plans to Develop a Self-Driving Car by 2016 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New CDC report links factory farms to antibiotic resistance (Infographic) : TreeHugger New remote traffic camera scans for toxic vehicle emissions : TreeHugger Follow the rubber duck to see how plastic travels the sea : TreeHugger Ocean-inspired lamps made with seaweed (Video) : TreeHugger This is what flying on the back of an eagle looks like (Video) : TreeHugger
Part 5 3D Printed Bowls and Plates Made From Sugar Mean You'll Never Have to Do the Dishes Again | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Honduran Government Returns One Million Hectares of Rainforest to Indigenous People | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Meat Leads to 23,000 Deaths Each Year | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Australian Researchers Create an Incredibly Detailed 3D Map of the Leaning Tower of Pisa! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building "Clean Water" is a Natural Plant-Based System That Can Inexpensively Remove Arsenic from the Environment | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Tregren's New Genie Kitchen Garden Can Grow Plants Up to Three Times Faster | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building GM Aims to Compete with Tesla with 200 Mile, $30,000 Electric Car | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Solar Decathlon heads to California : TreeHugger Beavers save Great Blue Heron nesting ground : TreeHugger Bike & Go: A nationwide bike-sharing program is taking root in the UK! : TreeHugger Reclaimed materials connect Patagonia store with neighborhood history : TreeHugger Turn your bicycle into an electric bike in less than a minute : TreeHugger
Part 6 INTERVIEW: We Talk to the Creators of Morpholio and Trace - Two Mobile Apps Ready to Shake Up the Design World | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building 83 MPH Dutch Bike Sets New World Speed Record! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: 19 Brilliant Student Teams Headed to the 2013 Solar Decathlon | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Bee Extinct in the UK Since the 1980s Now Buzzing Back into the Country | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Scientists Use Microbes to Turn Poo into Hydrogen | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Scientists Create Software to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gases in Australia | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Entire Village Volunteers to Leave Their Homes So Wildlife Can Flourish | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Battery runs on sewage thanks to power pooping microbes : TreeHugger World's most 'eco-friendly' cargo ship to use its own hull to sail : TreeHugger What I've learned from detoxifying my beauty routine : TreeHugger Clever refrigerator uses waste heat, clay to preserve veggies (Video) : TreeHugger Sustainable Endless Stair opens London Design Festival : TreeHugger
Part 7 Scotland to Ban Petrol and Diesel Cars from City Centers by 2050 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Scotland gives consent for 86MW tidal energy project | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Scientists Create World's First Self-Healing Plastic | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building INFOGRAPHIC: NH Hotels Cut Energy Used for Lighting 80% by Switching to Philips LED Lamps | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building RFID-Controlled Pinch Power Strip Switches Off Devices When You Walk Away | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Dodecado's Dazzling Light Blocks Let You Create Your Own LED Lamps | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Award-Winning Biomason Grows Bricks from Sand and Bacteria to Reduce CO2 Emissions | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Entire village in India relocates so Nature can move in : TreeHugger BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid (94 MPG, coming to US in 2014) : TreeHugger 100% nuclear free: Japan shuts down its last reactor : TreeHugger Chipotle's "The Scarecrow" ad is brilliant critique of Big Ag and factory farms : TreeHugger Photoflow is solar power and rainwater harvesting in one : TreeHugger
Part 8 The Human Harp Project Turns the Brooklyn Bridge into a Giant Musical Instrument! | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building New Filter Uses Bugs and Slime to Clean Poisoned Water | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Norway's GPS Electric Vehicle Charging System Helps Drivers Locate the Nearest Charger | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Israeli Parliament to Install Rooftop Solar in 2014 | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Japan Shuts Down its Last Running Nuclear Reactor | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Nature Blows My Mind! The alien planet of Bisti Wilderness, New Mexico [Photos] : TreeHugger Photo of the Day: Autumn color is right around the corner : TreeHugger